A classic buttoned shirt with a two-piece collar on a stand, a back yoke, a patch pocket, and sleeves finished with plackets and cuffs.
The shirt is built the traditional way: a double back yoke that encloses its own seams, a patch pocket on the left front, a collar mounted on a separate stand, and sleeves with a proper placket and a pleat into the cuff.
Nine buttons close the front, the cuffs and the collar stand. The pattern is drafted for two heights, 176 and 182 cm, in four sizes each.
Fabric consumption by size and height
| Size | M EU 42 |
L EU 44MOST PICKED |
XL EU 46 |
XXL EU 48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main fabric height 176 cm / 69.3″ |
160 cm 63″ |
167 cm 65.7″ |
174 cm 68.5″ |
180 cm 70.9″ |
| Main fabric height 182 cm / 71.6″ |
170 cm 66.9″ |
177 cm 69.7″ |
184 cm 72.4″ |
190 cm 74.8″ |
Pattern pieces already include 1 cm (0.39″) seam allowances for all edges except the collar, collar stand, cuff and hem. Collar, collar stand and cuff allowances are 0.7 cm (0.27″); the hem allowance is 1.5 cm (0.59″).
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| Size | M EU 42 |
L EU 44MOST PICKED |
XL EU 46 |
XXL EU 48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width at chest line both heights |
109.5 cm 43.1″ |
113.5 cm 44.7″ |
117.5 cm 46.3″ |
121.5 cm 47.8″ |
| Centre back length height 176 cm |
74 cm 29.1″ |
74 cm 29.1″ |
74 cm 29.1″ |
74 cm 29.1″ |
| Centre back length height 182 cm |
77 cm 30.3″ |
77 cm 30.3″ |
77 cm 30.3″ |
77 cm 30.3″ |
| Sleeve + cuff length height 176 cm |
65.5 cm 25.8″ |
65.5 cm 25.8″ |
65.5 cm 25.8″ |
65.5 cm 25.8″ |
| Sleeve + cuff length height 182 cm |
67.5 cm 26.6″ |
67.5 cm 26.6″ |
67.5 cm 26.6″ |
67.5 cm 26.6″ |
| Shoulder length both heights |
15.8 cm 6.2″ |
16.1 cm 6.3″ |
16.4 cm 6.5″ |
16.7 cm 6.6″ |
| Pattern piece | Pcs. |
|---|---|
| Main fabric | |
| 1 — Back | 1 |
| 2 — Left front | 1 |
| 3 — Right front | 1 |
| 4 — Sleeve | 2 |
| 5 — Back yoke | 2 |
| 6 — Collar | 2 + interfacing |
| 7 — Inner collar stand | 1 + interfacing |
| 8 — Outer collar stand | 1 + interfacing |
| 9 — Cuff | 4 + interfacing |
| 10 — Cuff placket underlap | 2 + interfacing |
| 11 — Cuff placket overlap | 2 + interfacing |
| 12 — Pocket | 1 |
| Support pattern | |
| 13 — Mark buttons | 1 |
| 14 — Mark buttonholes and buttons | 1 |
| 15 — Mark buttonholes on cuff placket | 1 |
| 16 — Mark buttons on cuff placket underlap | 1 |
| 17 — Mark buttonholes and button | 1 |
36 steps in seven stages, from the front placket to the buttonholes.
Iron the facing tape to the front piece, where the buttonholes are to be, along the centre edge. Fold the centre edge twice and press.
Topstitch the placket at 1 mm (0.04″) from the folded edge.
Fold the bottom and side raw edges of the patch pocket 1 cm to the wrong side. Fold the upper hem at 2 cm. Press it.
Serge the upper hem. Bend the upper hem wrong side up and stitch its corners at 1 cm (0.39″) seam allowances.
Turn to the right side and topstitch at 1 mm (0.04″) from the edge. Press it.
Chalk the lines for the patch pocket position on the left front piece.
Pin the pocket to the front panel and chalk the stitching lines on the patch pocket. Sew in place.
Place the back piece between the yoke pieces. Stitch it.
Bend the bottom yoke to the back piece and understitch it at 1 mm (0.04″) from the seam.
Pin the front panels and the upper yoke along the shoulder edges with the right sides together. Pin the bottom yoke with the right side to the front along the shoulder edges.
Sew in place. Turn to the right side and press. Topstitch the yoke at 1 mm (0.04″) from the seam.
Iron the interfacing to the collar and stand pieces. Fold the bottom edge of the inner stand at 1 cm and press.
Pin the collar pieces together with the right sides and stitch at 7 mm from the raw edge.
Clip the corners and turn to the right side. Press it. Topstitch the collar at 7 mm from the edge.
Mark the stitching lines on the inner collar stand. Pin the stand pieces to the collar with the right sides together, aligning the notches.
Stitch at 7 mm from the edge. Trim along the curved edge.
Turn right side out. Press it. Fold the collar and check if you are satisfied with the result.
Pin the inner collar stand into the neckline with the right sides together. Sew in place. Press the seam allowances to the collar stand.
Pin the inner collar stand to the neckline. Stitch at 1 mm from the edge, starting from the shoulder seam. Press it.
Iron the interfacing to the cuff placket overlap and underlap. Press the seam allowances on the overlap and underlap.
Draw a placket opening on the sleeve's wrong side. Pin the underlap and overlap to the line. Sew in place.
Slash the placket opening and clip diagonally to the corners at the top ends of the opening.
Turn the overlap and underlap to the right side. Fold the underlap in half with its seam allowances inward and press. Stitch it at 1 mm from the edge.
Pin the triangle and underlap together and stitch from the right side.
Fold the placket overlap to the right side of the sleeve. Form it and pin.
Topstitch at 1 mm from the edge.
Fold the pleat on the sleeve bottom hem.
Pin the sleeve into the open armhole with the right sides together, aligning the notches. Sew in place. Serge the seam allowances and press them to the armhole. Topstitch the armhole.
Fold the sleeve in half and pin its side edges. Also pin the front and back pieces along the side edges with the right sides together. Stitch it all at the same time. Serge the seam allowances. Press to the back.
Fold and press the upper hem seam allowances of one cuff piece. Pin the cuff pieces together with the right sides and stitch along the 2 short and 1 long edges. Clip the corners.
Turn the cuff to the right side. Press it.
Pin the cuff to the sleeve bottom hem from the wrong side. Sew in place. Press the seam allowances to the cuff.
Pin the cuff's second part and topstitch at 1 mm from the edge.
Fold the bottom hem of the garment twice and press it. Topstitch it.
Mark the place of the buttons and buttonholes on the front, cuffs and collar stand. Sew the buttons and work the buttonholes.
Iron the garment.
